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"The team has been active in state and federal appellate courts across the country, and is known for its strong performance at the Supreme Court level."
(
Chambers USA
2012)
Morrison & Foerster LLP provides an 'excellent overall level, including response times, business acumen, strength of team, and appropriateness of advice'. Its lawyers 'focus exclusively on core issues'.
(
Legal 500
2012)
Consumer Class Actions Take Another Hit: Supreme Court Rules Class-Action Arbitration Waiver Covers Antitrust Claims
Westlaw Journal Class Action
James Schurz
7/12/2013
Antitrust Law
,
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Litigation
Article
Reprinted with permission.
American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant
: The Supreme Court Reaffirms Its Commitment to Enforcing Arbitration Agreements
Michael Miller
and
Adam Hunt
6/24/2013
Antitrust Law
,
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Consumer Products
,
Financial Services Litigation
,
Retail
Client Alert
Supreme Court Takes Up Landmark Disparate Impact Case, Again, Over U.S. Objections
Angela Kleine
and
Thomas Noto
6/19/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Financial Services Litigation
Client Alert
ATSA Immunity: Supreme Court Grants Cert to Decide Bounds for Applying Immunity Under the Aviation Transportation Security Act
Joanna Simon
,
William O'Connor
, and
Brian Matsui
6/18/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Aviation + Aerospace
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Supreme Court Holds that "Reverse Payment" Patent Settlements are Subject to Potential Antitrust Condemnation, but only After Full-Blown Rule of Reason Review
David Meyer
and
Robert Nichols
6/18/2013
Antitrust Law
,
Antitrust Law | Litigation
,
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Life Sciences
Client Alert
No More Isolated DNA Patents, the Supreme Court Rules
James Mullen
and
Mary Prendergast
6/13/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Life Sciences
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
Supreme Court Decision Highlights the Danger of Allowing an Arbitrator to Decide Whether Parties Agreed to Class Arbitration
Sylvia Rivera
and
Johanna Sheehe
6/12/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Financial Services
,
Litigation
Client Alert
Delaware Supreme Court: Bad-Faith Attempt to Renegotiate Term Sheet May Create Liability for “Benefit-of-the-Bargain” Damages
Grant Kim
6/10/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Corporate
,
International Arbitration
,
Mergers + Acquisitions
,
Technology Transactions
Client Alert
Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's Deanne Maynard
Law360
Deanne Maynard
5/20/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
Article
Reprinted with permission.
Further Setback for the CFPB Director’s Authority?
Andrew Smith
,
Nancy Thomas
, and
Marc Hearron
5/17/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Financial Services
,
Financial Services Litigation
Client Alert
A Fractured Federal Circuit Creates More Questions Than Answers:
CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp
., No. 2011-1301
Jason Hall
,
Scott Llewellyn
, and
Brian Matsui
5/13/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
The Supreme Court Again Revisits (And May Rein In) Personal Jurisdiction: Two Cases Now Up Next Term
Grant Esposito
and
Brian Matsui
4/29/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Litigation
,
Litigation, Trials + Appeals
,
Product Liability
,
Trials
Client Alert
After Myriad Oral Argument, Supreme Court Set to Decide Patentability of Isolated Human DNA Molecules
Marc Hearron
,
James Mullen
, and
Matthew Kreeger
4/15/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Life Sciences
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
Delaware Supreme Court Holds that Collateral Estoppel Applies to Dismissal on Demand-Futility Grounds
Jordan Eth
,
Judson Lobdell
, and
Deanne Maynard
4/5/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
Client Alert
A Narrow Exception To The
Mensing
Preemption Defense
Law360
James Huston
,
Erin Bosman
,
Julie Park
, and
Jeffrey David
4/4/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Life Sciences
,
Pharmaceutical + Medical Device
,
Product Liability
Article
Reprinted with permission.
U.S. Supreme Court Invites Solicitor General’s Views on Whether to Grant Review of Case Addressing Two Key Issues in ERISA Fiduciary Duty Claims
Paul Flum
and
Raymond Hasu
3/29/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Employment + Labor
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
Client Alert
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend
: Courts Must Assess Merits of Plaintiffs’ Damages Evidence at Class Certification
Rebekah Kaufman
and
Jacob Harper
3/28/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Consumer Products
,
Financial Services Litigation
Client Alert
Driving on Both Sides of the Road: Supreme Court Hears
Bartlett
Oral Argument
James Huston
,
Erin Bosman
,
Julie Park
, and
Joanna Simon
3/20/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Life Sciences
,
Pharmaceutical + Medical Device
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Supreme Court Confirms EPA’s Interpretation That Logging Roads Do Not Require NPDES Permits
Chris Carr
and
Shaye Diveley
3/20/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Natural Resources
Client Alert
Supreme Court Holds that "First Sale" Doctrine Applies to Copies of a Copyrighted Work Lawfully Made Abroad:
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Marc Hearron
and
Craig Whitney
3/20/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Copyright
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Technology Transactions
Client Alert
Supreme Court: securities fraud plaintiffs need not prove materiality to certify a class
International Law Office
Jordan Eth
,
Joel Haims
, and
Kayvan Sadeghi
3/19/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
,
Securities: Regulatory + Enforcement
Article
Reprinted with permission.
U.S. Supreme Court Issues
Standard Fire Insurance
Opinion: Stipulations Limiting Damages No Longer Insure Against Removal
Rebekah Kaufman
,
Purvi Patel
, and
Debra Urteaga
3/19/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
Client Alert
Supreme Court Holds That Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Do Not Have to Prove Materiality to Certify a Class
Jordan Eth
,
Joel Haims
, and
Kayvan Sadeghi
2/27/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
,
Securities: Regulatory + Enforcement
Client Alert
“Substantial” Benefit to Employers in California Supreme Court’s New Formulation of Mixed-Motive Defense
(or, Ding Dong, the Wicked Witch Motivating Factor Instruction Is Dead)
Linda Shostak
and
Colette Coles
2/7/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Employment + Labor
Client Alert
Already v. Nike
: The Supreme Court Finds Covenant Not to Sue Made Competitor’s Claim for Invalidity of Trademark Moot
Kenneth Kuwayti
1/10/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Trademark
Client Alert
Myriad
Finally Gets Its Day in (the Supreme) Court
James Mullen
and
Mary Prendergast
11/30/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Life Sciences
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
The Federal Circuit’s
Akamai/McKesson
Decision Abolishes the "Single-Entity Rule" for Inducement
Nicole Smith
and
Ryan Malloy
9/6/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Intellectual Property
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
Glorvigen v. Cirrus Design Corp.
: Duty to Warn Does Not Require Duty to Train Users
Jessica Moore
,
Kimberly Gosling
, and
Don Rushing
7/30/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Aviation + Aerospace
,
Consumer Products
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Credit-Bidding in “Free and Clear” Sale Upheld by Supreme Court
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
, Vol. XXXI, No. 6
Adam Lewis
,
Norman Rosenbaum
,
Deanne Maynard
, and
Erica Richards
July 2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Real Estate
Article
Reprinted with permission.
Employment Law Commentary, June 2012
Vol. 24, No. 6
Aurora Kaiser
6/29/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Employment + Labor
,
Litigation
Newsletter
Supreme Court to Revisit the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption
Jordan Eth
and
Mark Foster
6/11/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
,
Securities: Regulatory + Enforcement
Client Alert
Supreme Court Resolves Conflict in Circuit Courts Regarding Credit Bidding
Deanne Maynard
,
Adam Lewis
, and
Norman Rosenbaum
5/29/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Litigation
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Supreme Court Curtails Effort to Expand RESPA
Michael Agoglia
and
Deanne Maynard
5/25/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Banking + Financial Services
Client Alert
Employment Law Commentary, May 2012
Vol. 24, No. 5
Naghmeh Ordikhani
and
Tritia Murata
5/22/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Employment + Labor
,
Litigation
Newsletter
Ninth Circuit: FDA Regulations Broadly Preempt Food Labeling Claims
William Stern
5/21/2012
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Employment Law Commentary, April 2012
Vol. 24, No. 4
Karen Kubin
5/2/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Employment + Labor
,
Litigation
Newsletter
Supreme Court Rejects Open-Ended Tolling of Section 16(b) Claims in Simmonds
Securities Litigation Report
Jordan Eth
,
Mark Foster
,
Joel Haims
, and
Deanne Maynard
May 2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
Article
Reprinted with permission.
Brinker v. Superior Court
:
What it Means for Class Action Defendants Generally
William Stern
4/13/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Litigation
,
Litigation, Trials + Appeals
Client Alert
Click-Accept Arbitration:
Enforcing Arbitration Provisions in Online Terms of Service
Socially Aware:
The Social Media Law Update
- Volume 3, Issue 2
April 2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
Article
Supreme Court Rejects Open-Ended Tolling of Section 16(b) Claims
Jordan Eth
,
Mark Foster
,
Joel Haims
, and
Deanne Maynard
3/27/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Financial Services Litigation
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
,
Securities: Regulatory + Enforcement
Client Alert
Uncertainty Prevails:
Myriad
Back to the Federal Circuit
James Mullen
and
Mary Prendergast
3/26/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Life Sciences
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
California Court of Appeals Finds Advisory Circulars Fail to Create Supremacy Clause Preemption
Don Rushing
,
Alan Owens
, and
Jessica Moore
3/22/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Aviation + Aerospace
,
Litigation, Trials + Appeals
,
Product Liability
,
Transportation
Client Alert
Mayo v. Prometheus
: The Supreme Court Finds Certain Medical Diagnostic Claims Are Not Patent-Eligible
Matthew Chivvis
,
Kate McElhone
, and
James Mullen
3/20/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Life Sciences
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
The Future of Control Person Liability after
Janus
Securities Litigation Report
, Vol 9, Issue 2
Darryl Rains
February 2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
,
Securities: Regulatory + Enforcement
Article
Reprinted with permission from the Securities Litigation Report.
Copyright © 2012 Thomson Reuters.
Supreme Court Opens the Federal Court Doors to TCPA Claims
Tiffany Cheung
1/18/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Consumer Products
,
Privacy + Data Security
,
Retail
Client Alert
California Supreme Court Upholds Product Liability Precedent That Defendants Are Not Liable for Harm Caused by Other Defendant’s Products
Erin Bosman
1/17/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Retail
Client Alert
Employment Law Commentary, December 2011
Low-level Supervisors Create Big Liability in California Sexual Harassment Suit:
Fuentes v. AutoZone
12/19/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Employment + Labor
,
Litigation
Newsletter
The Threshold Patentability Question:
The Supreme Court Entertains Oral Arguments in
Mayo v. Prometheus
James Mullen
and
Kate McElhone
12/8/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Life Sciences
,
Patent Counseling + Prosecution
,
Patent Litigation
Client Alert
Concepcion
May Not Reach Claims Under the Magnuson-Moss Act
Recent decision has broad implications for companies that seek to enforce class action waivers in the Ninth Circuit
Rebekah Kaufman
and
Alexei Klestoff
9/29/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Class Actions
,
Consumer Products
,
Retail
Client Alert
Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling Based On Government Contractor Defense
James Huston
,
Erin Bosman
, and
William O'Connor
8/2/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Aviation + Aerospace
,
Government Contracts
,
Litigation, Trials + Appeals
,
Product Liability
,
Transportation
Client Alert
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